Re: dial on demand, works & perfectly ....

["Donald R. Spoon" <dspoon@astcomm.net>]

Dave Selby wrote:
> OK heres my recepie for dial on demand, works great, doesnt seem to suffer 
> from loseing first lookup ...
>
>
> Debian 3.0, pppd
>
> Oh what a world of trouble !!!!!
> First kill the default diald demon
>
> for /etc/rc2.d to /etc/rc5.d
> mv S20diald _S20diald
>
> setup pppd with
> pppconfig
>
> BEWARE, the default connection for everything is provider, use it. pppconfig 
> also sometimes screws up, delete provider and start again.
>
> NTL uses chat, yes chat authentication !!!
>
> pppd options are held in
> /etc/ppp/peers/provider
>
> the chat script is held in
> /etc/chatscripts/provider
>
> The pppd options needed are ...
>
> # This optionfile was generated by pppconfig 2.0.10.
> #
> #
> hide-password
> noauth
> connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/chatscripts/provider"
> debug
> /dev/modem
> 115200
> defaultroute
> noipdefault
> user XXXX.XXXX
> ipparam provider
> demand
> usepeerdns
> idle 240
> holdoff 3
>  
> And the chat script is  ....
>
> # This chatfile was generated by pppconfig 2.0.10.
> # Please do not delete any of the comments.  Pppconfig needs them.
> #
> # ispauth PAP
> # abortstring
> ABORT BUSY ABORT 'NO CARRIER' ABORT VOICE ABORT 'NO DIALTONE' ABORT 'NO DIAL 
> TONE' ABORT 'NO ANSWER' ABORT DELAYED
> # modeminit
> '' ATZ
> # ispnumber
> OK-AT-OK ATDT126308005190100
> # ispconnect
> CONNECT \d\c
> # prelogin
> # ispname
> # isppassword
> # postlogin
> # end of pppconfig stuff
>
> To start the dial on demand link
> pon
>
> To stop the dial on demand link
> poff
>
> Ensure authorised users are entered in pppconfig.
> Put pon in ~/.kde/Autostart for all users who want it.
>
>
> GOOD LUCK
> dave

One more thing to make things a bit easier...if you want.

Rename "/etc/ppp/no_ppp_on_boot" to "/etc/ppp/ppp_on_boot", and the next 
time you bootup, pppd will be started and run right up to the point of 
dialing, but will hold.  The first packet that comes along that needs to 
 go outside the network will trigger dialing!  No more need to mess 
around with pon or poff!  No need to put anything in ~/.kde/Autostart.

You might want to open up this file and read the comments in there. 
There are some useful things available if you un-comment a few things.

Oh, BTW, you can remove the entire diald package if you want.  It is no 
longer a "player' if this works for you.

Congrats!

Cheers,
-Don Spoon-